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Originally Posted by Mickactual  You took the words right out of my mouth.
Of course - all of this relates directly to when and where You grew up. I was raised in the U.S. during a generation where women removed body hair & men didn't. To my eyes - this is the norm.
I can see men shaving their bods if it's for a reason - like swimmers doing it to be more "aerodynamic" in the water.
...But IMHO most men should not be permitted to use a razor below their necks. It's one thing for a man's chest to be naturally smooth, but when they shave it, it invariably gets that razor-bumpy plucked chicken look.
As for legs - does anything look stranger than a steriody gorilla-bod gymbunny with shaved legs?
Armpits? we won't even go there...
By the opposite token - a woman with hairy legs & armpits (shudder...)
Like I said - this was the cultural norm when & where I grew up, so it's the norm to my eyes. |
Can we change the word "Norm"-al, for common, or typical, or most usual.
What is normal. it wasn't that long ago that Gay men were seen as un-normal, that disabled people were abnormal... when we start accepting what is predominant as what is "Normal" we do ourselves an injustice. We are varied, diverse, and INDIVIUAL.
Allowing a form personal expression might not be your taste but it most certainly isn't your place to dictate what others should and shouldn't do.
I might disagree with your statement, but I will fight to the death for you to be able to make it....
IMHO = "In My Humble Opinion." That was an opinion based on about 40% cultural & societal influence and about 60% personal preferance. It was not a dictation.
